Sell Your Used Computer Mouse — 0% Fees

A used computer mouse typically sells for £8 to £45, and on WishThrift it costs you nothing to list — no fee, no commission, so you keep the whole amount you agree. A mouse is worth what its switches and sensor say it is, and the fault that ends most of them is a double-clicking left button — test it before you write anything.

The short version

Typical range: £8 – £45 — see the full computer mouse value guide
What decides your price: condition, and how well you evidence it in photographs
Cost to sell here: nothing, at any price
Category: Electronics

Before you photograph it

Ten minutes here is worth more than anything else you will do. Buyers are deciding between your listing and someone else’s, and preparation is what visibly separates the two.

Test for double-clicking by clicking slowly many times in a text editor or a click-test page.
Check the scroll wheel for skipping and the side buttons for response.
Clean the sensor window and the feet, and note whether the feet are worn through.

The photographs that sell a computer mouse

Four photographs do almost all the work. Shoot in daylight, near a window, with the item against something plain — and do not use the flash, which flattens texture and hides exactly what buyers are trying to see.

The mouse from above and the side
A click-test result showing no double clicks
The underside, showing the sensor and feet condition
The model label and cable or dongle, plus any worn coating

Photograph the flaws too. It feels counterproductive, but a listing that shows the worst of an item gets fewer questions, fewer withdrawn offers and fewer arguments at handover. Buyers who can see the damage stop imagining something worse.

Writing the title and description

Brand, model and connection: “Logitech MX Master 3, Wireless, with Dongle”. Gaming mice sell on sensor and weight, office mice on comfort and battery life. Say whether the dongle is included, because many wireless mice will not connect without their specific receiver.

Then state these in the description, because a buyer who has to ask is a buyer who might not bother:

Brand, model, and wired or wireless
Sensor type and DPI if it is a gaming mouse
Whether the dongle, cable or charging lead is included
That it has been tested for double-clicking, plus feet and coating condition

What buyers will actually ask

You will receive the same three messages about a computer mouse. Answering them in the listing itself removes the back-and-forth, and answering them well when they do arrive is what turns an enquiry into a sale.

“Does it double click?”

Test it properly and say. Switch failure causing double clicks is the standard end-of-life fault and buyers will find it within minutes.

“Is the dongle included?”

Confirm it. Many wireless mice use a proprietary receiver and are unusable without it, though some also support Bluetooth — say which.

“Is the coating peeling?”

Photograph the grip areas. Soft-touch coatings degrade into a sticky finish over time and it is unpleasant enough that buyers ask.

Pricing it so it actually sells

Start from the honest condition grade rather than the price you hope for. WishThrift listings use five grades — New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair and For Parts — and what each grade means is worth reading before you choose, because grading up is the most expensive mistake sellers make. It does not raise the price; it produces a buyer who arrives expecting something else.

The computer mouse value guide prices all five grades for this item. Pick your grade, take the figure, and if you sit between two grades price toward the lower one. Items priced honestly sell faster than items priced hopefully, and on a free platform there is no fee eating the difference anyway.

What you keep, compared

On a £26 sale — roughly the middle of the range for a computer mouse — here is what the commission-charging platforms would take, and what you would keep on each:

Where you sell it	Fee	You keep
WishThrift	£0	£26
Poshmark	−£5	£21
eBay	−£4	£22
Mercari	−£3	£23
Etsy	−£2	£24

Seller-side rates verified 26 Jul 2026 — Poshmark: 20% commission on sales of $15 and above; eBay: 13.6% final value fee, plus a per-order fee; Mercari: flat 10% selling fee; Etsy: 6.5% transaction fee, plus a listing fee and payment processing. Percentages are applied to the sterling figure above; the fixed per-order and processing charges those platforms add are quoted in their own currency and are not included here, so the real deductions are slightly larger. Full breakdown: marketplace selling fees compared.

Timing and getting it to the buyer

Steady year round with a lift in September and January. Premium office and gaming mice sell within days; basic mice are worth very little.

Very cheap to post. Include the dongle and any charging cable, and pack so the scroll wheel is not under pressure.

WishThrift does not process payments or arrange delivery — you and the buyer agree both directly — so confirm payment has cleared before the item leaves your hands, and keep the conversation on the site so there is a record of what was agreed.

Ready to list it? It takes about two minutes, costs nothing, and there is no commission when it sells — create a free account or see how selling works.

Frequently asked questions

What is a used mouse worth?

Typically £8 to £45, with premium ergonomic and gaming models above. See the computer mouse value guide.

Can a double-clicking mouse be fixed?

Yes, by replacing or cleaning the micro switch, which some buyers happily do. Describe it as faulty and price it as a repair rather than listing it as working.

Does a missing dongle make it worthless?

Often, yes, unless the mouse also supports Bluetooth. Check and say which connections it offers, since a Bluetooth-capable mouse without its dongle is still perfectly usable.